Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-195) and index
Introduction: The Object(s) of Myth -- pt. I. Caducity. Ch. 1. The Little Other Myth -- pt. II. The Time of Analysis. Ch. 2. Convention and Motivation in Foi Myth. Ch. 3. The Space and Time of Sexuality -- pt. III. Detachment and Containment. Ch. 4. The Hunger People. Ch. 5. The Lost Drum. Ch. 6. The Stolen String Bag. Ch. 7. The Origin of Petroleum at Lake Kutubu. Ch. 8. Afterword: The Resistance of Myth